Why are rivers important for our lives? Rivers are like the arteries of our planet; they are far more than mere conduits transporting water from mountains to the sea. These complex and dynamic systems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mississippi River is the largest in the nation and is of great importance for commerce, recreation and wildlife. It creates ...

June is “National Rivers Month” – an occasion to focus on the environmental health and importance of rivers. This weekend you’ll hear some of Georg Philipp Telemann’s music celebrating the Alster ...

“Is a River Alive?” by Robert Macfarlane, W.W. Norton, 384 pages, and “In Praise of Floods” by James C. Scott, Yale University Press, 248 pages. I’ve thought a lot about rivers these past two years, ...

When archaeologists study how ancient civilizations traveled, they can use evidence like wagons and stables and roads to understand how goods and people moved on land. But when they want to learn ...